We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Pittsburgh with my husband's family. All our kids came along with our 2 grandchildren and also our oldest son's girlfriend. We had a great time, ate a lot, laughed a lot, and then all made it back to our home destinations with no problems.
Now I'm concentrated on preparing for Christmas. We'll stay home this year and our 2 youngest children will join us. I'm getting a late start on decorating because we're replacing our floors in January and had a guy come measure this week. I'm starting to get excited because we finally decided on what flooring to use, the color, and have nailed down (pardon the pun) the contract. We even have a tentative date on which to start.
I also pulled some ornaments out to send to our 2 oldest kids. I'd collected (either bought or made) ornaments for each of the kids over the years and our oldest asked for some of hers (she's the one who's given us our 2 grandchildren) and our son's girlfriend asked if I'd send some of his to them. It took longer than I thought it would to go through them and choose a nice assortment that fit in the box. I had an idea when I was in Hobby Lobby earlier this week that it would be nice to put them in a Christmas box so they can use the same box in which to store them. They're safely in the mail now and I hope they enjoy using (and storing) them.
On the stitching front, I finished stitching Cat's Meow (Drawn Thread) for my son's girlfriend. I took the picture before pressing it and the piece is now at the framer.
I also put together a couple of Foxwood Crossings Sled ornaments for this year's ornament and tucked them in the ornament boxes I just sent out. I'll make 3 more of these this year. 2 are stitched and it won't take long to stitch the last one. I love how quick and easy they stitch up and taping them onto those little sleds is my kind of finishing. Quick and easy!
I'm still plugging along on Home for Christmas by Prairie Schooler. I'm really enjoying this one!
Break's over! Time to get back to decorating.
Happy stitching!
